24 May 2016 Tablets & Capsules
Issue focus packaging
Electronic counter-fillers
Countlab Street Fighter series electronic
counter-fillers handle round, square,
hexagonal, or odd-shaped tablets, hard
capsules, and softgels. SF-200 (photo)
has highest speed in series, filling as
many as 240 bottles per minute with 2
million tablets per hour. Keyed parts,
modular design, and snap-latch connec-
tions ensure quick, tool-free changeover.
Allen-Bradley touch-screen interface
eases recipe programming and machine
operation; software meets 21 CFR Part
11. Counters have small footprint and
meet or exceed cGMP and FDA
requirements.
Capmatic, Montreal, Quebec.
Tel. 514 322 0062
www.capmatic.com
Cartoning machine
Sigpack TTMP top-loading cartoning machine packages 30 to 200 cartons per
minute. Machine's modules adjust so you can change layout to accommodate dif-
ferent products, eliminating need for multiple cartoning machines. Unit's open
design allows fast line clearance, and carousel-style transport conserves floor space.
Machine maintains 100 percent control of carton, changes over in minutes without
tools, and integrates with company's track-and-trace modules and software.
Bosch Packaging Technology, Minneapolis, MN.
Tel. 763 424 4700
www.boschpackaging.com
Tabletop blister packaging
machine
Quest-Nanoblis tabletop blister packag-
ing machine is less than 1.5 meters long
and weighs just over 100 kilograms.
Portable, concurrent-motion machine is
well suited for packaging clinical trial
materials, stability batches, and small-
scale runs of generic products with mul-
tiple SKUs. It flat-forms, flat-seals, and
rounds edges of blister packs for safety
and aesthetics. Features include forming
and lidding unwinding stations, 280-
millimeter feed area, touch-screen inter-
face, and Ethernet port. Company also
offers custom format parts, barrier films,
serialization equipment, track-and-trace
units, and vision inspection systems.
ACG Worldwide, South Plainfield, NJ.
Tel. 908 757 3425
www.acg-world.com